Feltus Taylor
American murderer
Feltus Taylor Jr. (March 17, 1961 – June 6, 2000) was an American murderer. He was convicted and later executed by the state of Louisiana for robbery and the murder of Donna Ponsano.
Crime
Donna Ponsano worked as a cook at Cajun's Fabulous Fried Chicken restaurant on Florida Boulevard in Baton Rouge. At approximately 7:00 a.m. on the morning of March 27, 1991, Keith Clark, the restaurant's manager, arrived to assist Ponsano in opening for business. After tending to morning chores in the rear of the restaurant, Clark returned to the front and noticed Taylor knocking at the front door. Taylor, a former employee of the restaurant whom Clark had hired approximately six months earlier, had been fired by Clark about two weeks previously for poor performance, he and Clark were still friendly. Clark opened the door for Taylor.
Taylor, who was experiencing financial problems, asked Clark to rehire him.
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